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Content player for broadcasting to information appliances

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-20
ADIONA IP LLC
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This may not be possible if listening to a program which has been stored on the Internet because the person will have to be near a typical information handling system such as a personal computer which may be located in one location in a home.
Due to the cost and size of personal computers, it may not be feasible to have multiple computers located within a home.

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exemplary embodiment 100

[0016]Referring to FIG. 1, a block diagram representing an exemplary embodiment 100 of the present invention is shown. A content player 110 may be operably connected to a world wide network to access and retrieve content. An example of a world wide network may be the Internet 120. Various ways and methods of connecting a content player to a world wide network such as the Internet 120 exist including through digital subscriber line (DSL), integrated digital services network (ISDN), Dial-up, Cable Modem, and the like. The content player 110 may be operably connected to a transmission system 130. The transmission system 130 may be suitable for delivering media content that may be received by the content player 110 to various information appliances 140. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the transmission system 130 may be incorporated within content player 110 without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

[0017]The transmission system may inclu...

exemplary embodiment 200

[0025]Referring now to FIG. 4, an example of an exemplary embodiment 200 of the present invention is disclosed. Suppose that a radio program 410 has been placed on the Internet. A content player 420 may be suitable for receiving and playing the content of the radio program. However, a consumer may not wish to be forced to stay around the content player in order to enjoy the program. Thus, the content player may broadcast the program to various information appliances throughout the consumer's home.

[0026]In an embodiment of the present invention, a content player may be in the form of an Internet radio receiver. The Internet radio receiver may be capable of retrieving radio broadcasts placed upon the Internet. An advantageous aspect of the Internet radio receiver of the present invention may be the ability to rebroadcast the retrieved radio broadcasts to information appliances.

[0027]As an example, radios 430 located within the home may be able to receive the broadcast from the content...

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The present invention is directed to a content player that allows a user to access media content through an information appliance. The content player is suitable for receiving media content from a network, then the media content may be transmitted to various information appliances. The information appliance is suitable for receiving the media content from the content player and conveying the media content. The information appliance, itself, may be capable of controlling the media content transmitted from the content player and received by the information appliance.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 184,848 filed Feb. 25, 2000. Said U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 184,848 is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to content players and more particularly to a content player capable of broadcasting to information appliances.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Media players are well known in the art taking the form of broadcast players and record players. Media players of both the broadcast type and the record type have been recently converged. Typical home-entertainment centers include audio and video broadcast receivers along with record players such as a video cassette recorder (VCR), compact disk player, digital video disk (DVD) player, a phonograph and the like. Also known to the art are dedicated WEB browsers which may be utilized to selectively address and display Internet content ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F15/16
CPCH04H20/61H04L12/2803H04L12/2838H04L29/06027H04N7/17318H04L65/1036H04N21/4143H04N21/43637H04N21/44231H04N21/6125H04L65/4076H04L65/1026H04N21/4104H04L2012/2849H04N21/4112H04L65/611H04L65/1101
Inventor BEARD, PAULALFARO, ENRIQUE
Owner ADIONA IP LLC